<p>whats your opinion?</p>
<p>L A T I T U D E ! ! ! ! !</p>
<p>can i ask why?</p>
<p>Latitudes are built better but inspirons are cheaper. I bought an inspirion because of the price and because you generally can't get good graphics cards with latitudes. Also, the reviews I read for the particular latitude I was considering (D610) said that many made high piched electronic noises when USB devices and headphones were plugged in, and I didn't want to take a chance of that happening and Dell not being able to fix it. The only complaints about the laptop I've ordered (600m) are a somewhat flexible keyboard and screen.</p>
<p>I have an inspiron, and I'm having no problems whatsoever.</p>
<p>If you can afford it go for the latitudes, if you want to save the cash go for the inspirons.</p>
<p>The usually less expensive inspiron is fine for college students and most home users. One of the main advantages of the Latitude is that it has a more durable casing and internal shock equipment so it can take a drop better than an inspiron. It also has features that make it somewhat better to have when it is being connected to a network (like businesses usually have). Nevertheless for purposes of college there is nothing you are going to use your computer for where there is any real difference between the two (unless you are going to drop it often).</p>
<p>wait, so the inspiron has a better graphics card than the latitude even though the inspiron is cheaper?</p>
<p>Business users typically have no need for top end enthusiast oriented (note: not quadro) graphics cards, whose typical market is gamers. For instance, you can't get a 6800go or a 6800ultra go in a lattitude.</p>
<p>And as far as original thread goes - I went with an inspiron simply because of pricing and video (6800ultra :)).</p>
<p>Dell tailors their lines to what people looking for that sort of computer need. Buissness men don't need good graphics cards becaues they're never going to game. The only laptops Dell offers with amazing graphics cards are at least 7 pounds and are widescreens.</p>
<p>However, I wanted something small (no bigger than a 15" screen), sort of light (not more than 6 lbs.), not a widescreen, and with a graphics card that could run my RTS games (Age of Mythology, not something as intensive as Doom 3). Of the inspiron line, only the 600m could fit this and of the latitude only the D610, which I've read has some strange problems. A friend of mine has had no trouble with the 600m, so I went with it with a 64 MB radeon mobility 9000 (I believe that's what the card is, anyways). He said it could run world of warcraft fine on a medium setting.</p>
<p>Latitudes are really nice, but much more expensive than Inspirons -- especially when you take sales and coupon codes into account. They're built tougher and they're made in non-asian countries (my brother's Latitude is from Ireland) while Inspirons are made in Asia.</p>
<p>I got an Inspiron. It's sturdy enough for me, and the price was great.</p>
<p>I have one of each & they both work perfectly fine. I like the Latitude (D600) better because it feels more solidly built & it is my main travel laptop. The Inspiron has been fine for around-the-house use.</p>
<p>I have a Latitude D610 and I really love it</p>